Follow up: Vanguard’s predictions for 2023
Here is their forecast for 2023: With that track record, they predict 2024: Vanguard heads say 2024 will be “below average” for stocks (cnbc.com)
Economy, Media: Time for the monthly “living paycheck to paycheck” stories
The media can’t even come up with a new angle. They run this story monthly. 62% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck amid inflation (cnbc.com) And it’s always around 60+%…
Climate, Public health: Eating meat will kill you and the climate
Widely reported junk science nutrition study says we must stop eating red meat to avoid T2D and save the climate.
Policy: Academics call for a global wealth tax
It would start with billionaires, and then, they say, expand downwards from there to tax “other rich people”: Billionaires Are Next Up in Crosshairs of Global Tax Architects (msn.com) After…
Automation: California to install automated ticket issuing speed cameras
While simultaneously lowering speed limits: What to know about automatic speeding tickets coming to the Bay Area (sfgate.com) “Enforcement must be part of our work to make our streets safer,…
Demographics: Industry, academics, immigration lawyers, want to expand U.S. immigration
No surprise - with a low fertility rate, industry and academics are partnering to push for a huge expansion of immigration visas to the U.S.
Follow up: Oregon’s wild fires very subdued in 2023
By the numbers, the 2023 wildfire season in Oregon was a quiet one — with the smallest number of acres burned since 2019 and well below average for the past…
EVs: Apparently it is the end of the EV market
Two weeks ago, EVs were the future. This week, the media tells us EV markets are crashing, and the EV market is dead. Hmmmm.
Education: Oregon high school students no longer need to demonstrate proficiency to graduate
Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color – oregonlive.com Rather than seek ways to improve…
EVs: Toyota says it will make super fast charging, high capacity EV batteries
1,200 km vehicle range, 10 minute charging time ultra capacity batteries. Manufacturing to start in 2027 or 2028.
Economy: Rent price controls might be a root cause of high housing costs
Rent price controls might be a significant factor in today's housing shortages.
EVs: BP to roll out Tesla charging infrastructure at BP brand outlets
Travel Centers of America, Amoco "gas stations" and others to start receiving Tesla-built Tesla charging infrastructure in 2024.
Climate: We must reduce food production
Experts: Another FAO official, “Michel Criollo” (not his real name), remembered: “No one wanted to go to the next step of saying agriculture is a problem for the planet and…
Business: Oregon UFCW wants to prohibit self serve gas stations
UFCW wants to prohibit self serve gas station in Oregon. Oregon is a nutty state.